Fichtel Mountain Nature Park


The Fichtel Mountain Nature Park lies in the tri-border area of Saxony, the Czech Republic and Bavaria and has an area of. It is maintained by the Naturpark Fichtelgebirge e. V. in Wunsiedel.

Landscape

The Fichtel Mountains, with their expanse of forests and pasture land, lie on the intersection between the Thuringian Forest, Franconian Forest, Upper Palatine Forest and Ore Mountains. The Fichtel is Germany's main watershed and is a source of the rivers Main, Saale, Eger and Naab. The highest elevations are the Schneeberg at and the Ochsenkopf at. Its main towns are Wunsiedel and Marktredwitz.

Leisure

Sporting pursuits in the area include walking, swimming, cycling and mountain biking, and, in winter skiing and ice-skating.

Nature park information points

There are the following information points: